Sunday, 23 September 2012

A lovely walk as the sun set very impressively. The walk was spoiled by selfish, thoughtless people letting off fireworks on the beach when Daisy was only 100 yds away. Poor pup is traumatised and any loud noise today has left her tail-between-the-legs and shaking. Stick to organised displays please. Think of other people's pets - and livestock and horses too when you're in the country.

23rd Sep12, Newton Links, 8am

Beautiful light this morning. This one needs to be left in colour.

23rd Sep12, Goswick, 4pm

People had told me how lovely Goswick was and I'd never been so we dropped by today. It's certainly an amazing landscape (or sandscape if you will). Sadly there was evidence of a few petrol driven things being driven across the sand so it may be our peaceful visit was a lucky one. We're fortunate to have the National Trust looking after our beaches...

Thursday, 13 September 2012

A two day training course is the best way to get to grips with photography as we have so much time to cover everything and practice what we've been talking about. So it was for Stephen and Pat on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday we had a cloudy day and wandered up to Dunstanburgh Castle and the cannonball boulders as the sky glowered above us.

Next day we went to Howick in bright sunshine. I fancied B&W for both days.

It's worth noting that geologically speaking, these two headlands are twin sisters being opposite ends of the whin sill. That's why we find cannonball boulders at both locations.